Ignite talks are presentations where the speaker is given 5 minutes to speak and may only use 20 slides which are automatically advanced every 15 seconds. Dr. Will Noel is the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD, he is also the Director of the Archimedes Palimpsest Project. In June 2009 he gave this entertaining and fascinating Ignite talk on the work that's been done with the Archimedes Palimpsest.

Nuclear O'Reilly is a duo from New York who have created an album which, they claim, is the first to be produced entirely on an iPhone. They used the app Beatmaker from Intua. The album can be downloaded free from their website.

Bill Guffey (blog) is an artist living in rural Kentucky. He uses Google's Street View to find scenes to paint, giving him access to inspiration beyond the cows and barns that surround him in Burkesville.

Matt Mason is a former London pirate DJ currently living in New York City. He's the author of The Pirate's Dilemma, a book about the impact of piracy on culture and whether piracy should be treated as a problem or a solution. Download The Pirate's Dilemmahere

There have been more than a few over-produced albums from teens pushed on us by the music industry. I can't think of too many that are worth listening too. However, there are a few teens doing some interesting work. Here are three bands creating music I think is worth listening to.

SmooshSmoosh (wikipedia) is a band made up of three sisters from Seattle, Washington. With two albums (She Like Electric, Free To Stay) already to their credit, they plan to release their third album this year.

Kitty Daisy & LewisKitty Daisy & Lewis (blog, wikipedia) is made up of two sisters and a brother from London, England. They have released two albums (A-Z of Kitty, Daisy & Lewis: The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll, Kitty Daisy & Lewis) recorded by Lewis in their home using vintage recording equipment.

Director/Cinematographer Ross Ching (twitter) created this video for Death Cab for Cutie's (wikipedia) Little Bribes in an effort to take his work into a fresh, new direction. Originally created as a fan video, it caught the attention of the band who decided to make it the official video for the song.